Evaluating A Covered Call
So, for whatever reason, I bought 100 shares of NVidia (NVDA) on February 19. I like their technology graphics cards and Christmas 2010 could prove to be a big win for them considering all the pent-up demand there is for new computers.
On the other hand, I think AMD is running away from CPU manufacturing and [...]
Motley Fool’s “4 Proven Options Strategies”
I’ve been reading the Motley Fool stuff on and off for more than ten years now, since they were just a forum on AOL. I like to think I learned a bit of useful information from them like how to evaluate a mutual fund based on its expense ratio rather than its historical performance, or [...]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em … Jared’s Portfolio Of Evil
Would you invest in a company that peddled death, took advantage of the sick, polluted the environment or abrogated workers’ rights? Or are you one of those goody-two-shoe “ethical” investors who wouldn’t touch a company like Altria (MO) with a ten-foot pole?
Yeah, right. Cry me a river. I’m in it for the money, and if [...]
Funding Education – Why 529 Plans Are Bogus
Since my children are now 5 years old and 20 months old, and since I just paid the last $4000 on my student loans, I recently looked into my options to help fund the boys’ education.
It seems people are falling for these “pre-paid tuition” 529 plans in droves, so I decided to take a look.
Somehow, [...]
Hi there.
While I’m waiting to figure out what kind of disclaimer to put up, I thought I would show you what my inspiration for these financial ideas is.
No wonder the tagline for the site is bad ideas about money.
Anyhow, I just saw an episode of Til Debt Do Us Part on CNBC, and was surprised to [...]